People Cost Optimization

Organizations usually understand the cost of its rewards program, but they often don’t understand the value that those rewards create for employees. We quantify reward value, enabling you to decrease the rewards that employees undervalue and invest in the programs that they value most. In over 150 projects, we’ve found opportunities to reduce our clients’ reward costs by at least 5% without reducing its perceived value.

We analyze the size and “shape” of your organization—levels, spans, and layers—to unearth cost-saving opportunities that can be realized through redesigning roles. Our online interactive tools and analytic reports highlight where your organization might be over- or under-resourced, what the associated costs are, and how your headcount compares to the market. Our analysis is based on our work measurement methodology, which is the most robust and widely used in the world.

Organizations often find opportunities to lock in sustained cost savings by moving work to lower-cost labor markets. We’ll help you redefine work and the operating models you can use to deliver that work by drawing on the world’s most comprehensive compensation database and finding more affordable locations to build your operations.

We review your operating model and your organization structure to reduce redundancies, centralize shared functions and streamline processes. Our organizational strategy provides processes and tools that allow you to deliver these changes without disrupting your business.

We help leaders guide their employees through major disruption, helping them make the case for change, establishing enablement initiatives and, where layoffs are necessary, supporting employees as they transition to a new career.